Gammon bags contract for Rs.13 bln road corridor in Patna, Bihar

The 12 km elevated road corridor will connect AIIMS to Digha

Gammon India Ltd has won the contract for construction of a 12 km long elevated road corridor from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on NH 98 to Digha on Ganga Path in Patna, Bihar. Construction work on the Rs.13 billion project is expected to commence in November 2013 and it is expected to commission by September 2016.

The first 3 km of the corridor, starting from AIIMS, will be a two lane semi elevated structure. It would culminate at the Bailey Road flyover located between Jagdeo Path and Saguna Mor. The remaining portion will be a four lane elevated road. On the west, the proposed road would connect with the upcoming Sonepur-Digha rail-cum- roadbridge.